Exciting and powerful classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences.
TreeTops Classics are carefully adapted versions of must-read stories which introduce readers to significant authors, powerful plots and characters that have stood the test of time. These abridged versions of classics have been sensitively adapted by top children's authors to ensure that language and content is appropriate, but remain faithful to the original. These enchanting stories will appeal to all children and introduce them to a rich literary heritage. Each book includes author biographies and notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible.
Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.
The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.
This pack contains 36 books, six of each of: Macbeth, The Tempest, Oliver Twist, Silas Marner, Kidnapped, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
This is Book 14 in the Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Classics Series. See all Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Classics books here.
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Robert Louis Stevenson was born in 1850 in Edinburgh. In 1867 he entered Edinburgh University to study engineering but subsequently switched to law. Stevenson liked to travel and wrote many essays and short stories for magazines about these travels. Treasure Island was published in 1883 and was followed by Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll
Jill Barklem was born in Epping in 1951. After an accident when she was thirteen, Jill was unable to take part in PE or games at school and instead developed her talent for drawing and art. On leaving school, she studied illustration at St Martin's in London before creating the enchanting world of Brambly Hedge.
More about Alan MacDonaldMargi McAllister has written a number of children's novels including The Mistmantle Chronicles and The Life Shop
More about Margaret McAllisterWilliam Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, and was baptised on 26 April 1564. His father was a glove maker and wool merchant and his mother, Mary Arden, was the daughter of a well-to-do local land owner. Shakespeare was probably educated in Stratford's grammar school. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway, and the couple had a daughter t
More about William ShakespeareJon Blake lives in Cardiff with his partner and two children. He qualified as a teacher in 1979. His first story was published in 1984; since then he's earned his living as a writer of books, TV and radio scripts, and as a teacher of creative writing. Previous books include the best-selling You're a Hero Daley B, Stinky Fingers' House of Fun and The Last Fre
More about Jon BlakeShirley Isherwood has been writing children's books for many years and this is her first for Little Tiger Press. Shirley lives in Manchester. Simon Mendez studied Scientific and Natural History Illustration at Fylde College in Blackpool. He has also illustrated I Love You, Sleepyhead and Little Bear and the Wishing Tree for Little Tiger Press.
More about Shirley IsherwoodCharles Dickens has to be one of Britain’s most important authors. Dickens’ books are full of intrigue, twists and turns but it is the vivid characters that make them so enduringly popular. Characters that are grotesque, endearing, sinister and comic and include some of the best-known literary figures: Fagin and Oliver Twist, Miss Havisham and Ebenezer Scroo
More about Charles DickensGeraldine McCaughrean is an established author for all age groups. Geraldine has been awarded many prizes for her writing, including the Whitbread Children's Book Award for A Little Lower than the Angels, the Library Association Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for a Pack of Lies. Geraldine has also published a number of retellings of traditional storie
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